MTN Nigeria’s data revenue grew by an average of 47% over the years, unlike voice, which did 11.09%

MTN Nigeria’s voice and data revenue has been on an upward trend since 2018 but data recorded a higher year-on-year growth rate. Data grew at an average of 47.5% in five years, while voice, which had not seen an increase up to 10% in the years under review, grew to 27.1% in 2022.

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